PROBATE

Preface by the site owner

This was originally intended to be a display of the probate images that I have on file (a fairly large collection in the hundreds). I had permissions from TNA (for PCC) and Preston RO (for Copeland). However, it was vastly too ambitious a project and I got tired with creating watermarks, etc..

Meanwhile, technology has transformed. Family Search are digitising their wills and many indexes are now online. So I have decided not to use this section as an archive, but as a resource in the background.

What this means in practical terms is that you can no longer see a list of probate entries. Instead you now go to the Profile section, look the person up there and then follow the link to that person's probate.

Images are hidden behind a password (for copyright and publishing reasons). The password is : probate.

Even when there is no abstract or transcript of a will, inventory or bond, key names are included in the profile's tag field. Tags are shown at the bottom of the profile page.